Example sentences of "these [noun pl] [be] said [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The so-called chiral drugs ( from chiros — the Greek word for hands ) made with these molecules are said to be safer and more effective . |
| 2 | These shapes are said to be common to each of the three pictures . |
| 3 | Furthermore , these circumstances are said to be essentially heterogeneous , so that they can not be seen as aspects of one large contradiction ; each is a contradiction within a particular social totality . |
| 4 | The source of these collections was said to be the papal registers . |
| 5 | The main reasons for these changes are said to be economic pressures , grant aid , and a gradual replacement of older , smaller , and more conservative farmers with younger , larger and more profit-orientated farmers . |
| 6 | Moreover these gods are said to be more part of the world 's spiritual furniture than transcendent of it — perhaps more like the saints in Catholic tradition . |
| 7 | These solids are said to be amorphous . |
| 8 | The research and development costs of these drugs are said to be close to £10-£15 million . |